Indian Olibanum

Scientific name of Indian Olibanum: Boswellia serrata/ Olibanum Indicum

Name of  Indian Olibanum in different languages:-

English: Indian frankincense

Hindi: Salai

Sanskrit:गुग्गुल guggula, हस्तिनशना hastinashana, पार्वती parvati, कुरुन्द kurunda, शल्लकी shallaki

Tamil: குமஞ்சம் kumancam, குங்கிலியம் kunkiliyam, மரத்துவெள்ளை marattu-vellai

Malayalam: Kunthirikkam-കുന്തിരിക്കം,  Kungilliam-കുങ്ങില്യം

Plant description:

It is a deciduous tree commonly in on dry hills, slopes areas, medium sized tree, up to 5 m tall, barkis ash colored and papery. The leaves are arranged alternately, pinnate, clustered at the branches apex, up to 40 cm long, 8 to 15 pairs of leaflets, up to 6 cm long. Leaflets ovate, toothed margin. Flowers are white or creamy, tiny, 8 mm across, borne in leaf axils. Fruits are berries, about 2 cm long, three-cornered.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Lanceolate	Margin-Entire	Venation-Reticulate

Useful plant parts:

Resin/Gum (Guglipid)

Medicinal uses:

Used in the treatments of Cholesterol, Thyroid problems, Painful menstruation, Obesity, reduce the pain of joints, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bronchial asthma, and colitis, relief in  cancer, cure infected wounds, digestive problems and bronchial complaints, colitis and hemorrhoids.

Chemical contents:

Boswellic acid, aliphatic tetrols,  pentacyclic triterpene acids,  phenylpropanoids, Beta-boswellic acid, lignans,  and terpenes

Medicinal Properties:

Analgesic, Anti-inflammatory

Indian frankincense is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:

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Chinchadi Kuzhambu

Jirakadi Modak

Marma Vattu

Rheumarid Tablets

Bala Thailam

Himasagara Tailam

Nisosiradi Thailam